Conclusion

Abstract

The Anglican parish magazine, the history of which has until now been largely unexplored, has a cultural significance which extends beyond an examination of its importance to parish life. Its genre, content, production and commercialism tell us much about developments in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century publishing; changes in its content reveal alterations in the tastes and expectations of readers; its study discloses a great deal about the history of the Church of England and its place in British society, while opening a window on a much wider view of contemporary British cultural and intellectual history at times of intense religious, social and political change.